Where does “Zugunglück” come from?

Zugunglück (German) comes from German unglück, from German un-, from Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Zugunglück (German): train accident, railway crash

Definitions

  1. train accident, railway crash

Ancestry of “Zugunglück”, step by step

Zugunglück traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German unglück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanunglückunhappiness; sorrow
2Germanun-un-; grave; bad; horrifying
3Middle High Germanun-—
4Old High Germanun-un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via German zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from German un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →